Sunday, September 18, 2011

Flight entertainment systems on Boeing 787 with Android

Flight entertainment systems on Boeing 787 with Android

In the on-board entertainment system from Boeing's new Dreamliner 787 aircraft, provides the passengers during the flight with movies and music, apparently coming to the Android operating system used. This Australian media report. According to the central server, Android and the displays in the seats of the companies Panasonic and Thales are made.

Boeing plans to use the devices in all classes. In the backs of the seats in Economy Class will be used touch screens. In Business and First Class, where the front man is sitting far away, after you think about gesture control. Of these, however, there are only prototypes. The size of the displays will range depending on the aircraft class of 7 to 17 inches.

With Boeing's decision in favor of Android are other candidates like Apple and Microsoft out of the race. Unlike other types of aircraft the Boeing Company, where the airlines can choose the seats and in-flight entertainment system themselves, customers may choose the 787, only certain, selected by Boeing subcontractors. This will allow the aircraft manufacturers optimize production processes and reduce costs.

In the production of the Dreamliner Boeing engineers had recently with a lot of time, pitch, and to fight above all rivets. After several delays, the first aircraft is now on 26 Be September at the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA ) to pass.

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